William and Maryovercame a three-run deficit Friday to win 5-3 in 10 innings in a series opener at Northeastern. The Tribe began the day trailing only the College of Charleston for first place in the Colonial Athletic Association.

W&M (23-14, 6-2) scored three runs in the sixth to pull even, then plated two in the 10th to beat the Huskies (15-19, 4-6).

Catcher Devin White was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI for the Tribe. ...

At the Capital Athletic Conference tournament, Christopher Newport managed just two hits and fell into the losers' bracket with a 6-0 loss to Salisbury in York, Pa.

Brett Collacchi pitched seven innings for the victory, giving up two hits and two walks while striking out six. Johnny Sciotis was 2-for-4 with three RBI for the Sea Gulls.

CNU's Bryan Bierlein took the loss, yielding four runs and nine hits in 6 2/3 innings.

York and Salisbury are the tournament's last two unbeaten teams. The Captains need to win the tournament to reach the NCAA playoffs. ...

Old Dominion swept a home Conference USA doubleheader against second-place Texas-San Antonio, beating the Roadrunners 10-1 and 4-2.

In Game 1, Gloucester High graduate Josiah Burney had three hits and left-hander Ryan Yarbrough (5-4) pitched a seven-hitter to win his fourth consecutive decision. In Game 2, senior Ben Slaton and sophomore PJ Higgins each knocked in two runs for the Monarchs (26-14, 11-7), who have won five straight C-USA series. ...

No. 1 Virginia (32-6, 15-4 ACC) turned back North Carolina 3-2 to start a series in Charlottesville.

Nathan Kirby pitched 7 2/3 innings and struck out 12, and Brandon Downes homered and drove in all three U.Va. runs.

Kirby (8-1) won the showdown of the ACC's two winningest pitchers of 2014, outdueling Trent Thornton (7-2), who worked six innings and yielded three runs for the Tar Heels (22-16, 9-10). Nick Howard, who scored two of those runs, added two hits. ...

Duke (22-17, 10-9) scored the winner on a sacrifice fly by Kenny Koplove that scored Cristian Perez, who hit a one-out triple in the 12th.

The Hokies (18-18-1, 7-12) appeared to have taken a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning when Mark Zagunis, with the bases loaded and two outs, was called out, though he thought he had reached on an infield single. ...

Stephen Butt struck out a season-high 10 hitters in Game 1 and Matt Outman tossed his second straight complete game in the nightcap to lead Norfolk State to a 10-3, 7-2 sweep of a doubleheader at Coppin State.

Apprentice School moved up one spot to fourth in the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association coaches poll.

Defending champion Cincinnati-Clermont retained the top spot, with Lindenwood-Belleville second. Penn State Greater Allegheny, the runner-up in the 2013 USCAA Small College World Series, is third.

Softball:

Norfolk State (18-17, 11-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) earned a split at Delaware State (23-14, 8-2), winning 3-2 behind Jamie Schulle’s complete-game pitching after being shut out 9-0 in Game 1 in Dover.

In the seventh inning of Game 2, Nikki Jones drew a bases-loaded walk and Kayla McNair hit a sacrifice fly to give NSU a 3-0 cushion, which proved crucial when the Hornets scored twice.

Men's golf:

CNU took the lead after one round of the 36-hole Capital Athletic Conference championship tournament in Harrisburg, Pa.

CNU senior Jonathan Howard was tied for the individual lead at 1-under-par 71 with William Paterson's Frank Herudek. All five Captains are within seven strokes of the top spot.

CNU fired an 11-over 299 as a team on the Dauphin Highlands Golf Course, nine strokes ahead of Penn State Harrisburg and York (Pa.).

Women's track and field:

Sophomore Emily Stites set a W&M record of 32 minutes, 41.55 seconds to place second in the 10,000-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif.

Her time was more than a minute faster than the previous best. She qualified for the USA Track & Field National Championships this summer and finished behind only winner Elvin Kibet of Arizona in 32:40.22.

W&M's Emily Balouris led for much of the first half of the race and finished fourth overall in a personal-record 33:31.59.

Men’s tennis:

Tournament host William and Mary, the No. 3 seed, won 4-0 over Hofstra to reach Saturday’s CAA semifinals against the No. 2 College of Charleston.

The Tribe took the doubles point, then clinched the match with wins by Ben Hoogland, Will Juggins and Aaron Chaffee on lines 1, 2 and 6, respectively. ...

Norfolk State reached the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference final for the first time, shutting out Bethune-Cookman 4-0 in Cayce, S.C. The Spartans will face South Carolina State for the championship Saturday.

Women’s tennis:

No. 3 seed W&M, playing at home in the CAA tournament, beat No. 6 Drexel 4-2 to reach the semis.

The Dragons surprisingly won the doubles point, but the Tribe bounced back in singles with wins by its top four of Maria Belaya, Leeza Nemchinov, Melanie Roy and -- with the clincher -- Nabila Farah.

TheTides (4-11) struck out 13 times and walked just once as they began their homestand by being ineffective at the plate against the Bulls (12-4).

Norfolk starter Suk-min Yoon (0-3) allowed two runs -- one earned -- on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, his best start of the young season. The 27-year-old Korean right-hander struck out four without walking a batter.

Yoon yielded a solo home run to Mike Fontenot leading off the third inning before allowing an unearned run on two hits in the fourth.

Ivan De Jesus singled and drew a walk to lead the Tides' offense, while Henry Urrutia and Alexi Casilla each added a single. Norfolk (4-11) has dropped six of its last seven.

The Tides' David Adams, a former U.Va. player, was hit by a pitch in the back of the helmet during his first plate appearance and was removed from the game for precautionary reasons. He will be further evaluated Saturday.

Eastern League:

Altoona beat visiting Richmond 2-1 as Alen Hanson tripled and beat the throw home on South African teammate Gift Ngoepe’s ground ball to the pitcher in the eighth inning.

Kelby Tomlinson scored Ryan Lollis with a sacrifice fly in the sixth for the Flying Squirrels (9-6). The Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, evened the series at one win apiece and improved to 5-8.